Archaeologists / CIfA-accredited / Est. 2012

The archaeologists who keep your build moving.

Archaeologists and consultants for developers, architects and homeowners across the North West. Fixed scope work that clears your planning condition.

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Ancient ruins in the Chester landscapeEst. 2012, Chester
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Archaeological site evaluation
01 / Single responsibility

One team from advice to trench

Consultancy and contracting under one roof, so nothing gets lost between firms.

02 / Nothing outsourced

Every service your condition can demand

  • Desk based assessment
  • Watching briefs
  • Evaluation
  • Building surveys
  • Excavation
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03 / Priced to fit

Priced for your project, not ours

Fixed scope quotes from domestic extensions to infrastructure schemes.

04 / Speed as promise
48h

Quote in 48 hours, site work around your programme

Timescales set to your build, not our diary.

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05 / Borrowed trust

30 years planners trust

Combined experience across the North West planning authorities.

CIfA Registered Organisation

Everything planning asks for, one supplier.

Professional solutions for projects of any size, from private domestic developments to infrastructure, housing and energy-sector schemes.

01Evaluation / Excavation

Trial trenches that price your risk.

We open trial trenches to evaluate unknown buried remains and target geophysics anomalies. Then full managed excavation, professionally and efficiently, where remains are present.

Evaluation
Archaeologist working at Chester dig site

Cleared in a week: housing scheme, Chester

02DBA / ASIDOHL

Assessments planning accepts.

Desk-based assessments for any size of project: archive evidence plus a walkover of the development area. ASIDOHL inside registered historic landscapes.

Assessments
03Watching brief

Monitoring without delay.

All levels of watching brief for projects of all sizes, including the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Watching briefs
04Building surveys L1–4

Historic buildings, recorded right.

Surveys to Historic England's Understanding Historic Buildings levels 1 to 4.

Building surveys
05Consultancy / EIA / Post-ex

Advice, chapters, archives.

Planning consultancy and peer review, EIA and ES chapters, archival research, artefact illustration, digitised plans and post-excavation analysis.

Consultancy
Accreditation

Aeon Archaeology is a Registered Organisation with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)

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Unsure where you fit?

Not sure which survey you need?

Send the condition wording. Free triage: we tell you the cheapest compliant route, and which work you do not need.

Free / reply within one working day

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How it works

From condition to clearance, to timescale.

Send the condition wording and we triage it within a day, deliver a fixed quote within 48 hours, and write the report for discharge the first time.

Day 1
01

Send your condition

Planning ref and docs. We triage within a day and tell you exactly which work you need, and which you do not.

48 hours
02

Fixed quote in 48 hours

Scope, programme and price in writing. No padding, no jargon, no surprise extras.

Your dates
03

Fieldwork to discharge

Site work to your dates and a thorough report written for discharge, first time.

Ready when you are.

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Bridge over the River Dee in Chester
Established 2012, Chester

About us

Aeon Archaeology was established in 2012 and is a Registered Organisation with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA).

We offer expertise and advice in all archaeological works including desk-based assessments, archaeological watching briefs, historic building surveys, environmental impact assessments, archaeological evaluations and excavations.

Based in Chester and covering Cheshire, Shropshire, Manchester, North Wales, Mid Wales, Lancashire and the North West, we specialise in all forms of archaeological assessment, mitigation and recording, meeting the requirements and conditions set by the planning department within an affordable budget.

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Carried out quickly and efficiently and with no delays. Report is very thorough. We would definitely recommend to anyone needing reports to comply with planning.
Mari Lloyd Jones Planning compliance
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Thank you to the Aeon team for a friendly, competitive and professional service. We used their services in order to comply with a Condition of our planning permission for our Barn Conversion and renovation. The turnaround of the report writing was really swift. We would highly recommend them!
Emma Thompson Barn conversion
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Called Richard at short notice to undertake an archaeological survey on a barn prior to being converted - a report was sent very promptly. A very professional quality service.
Helen Owen Barn survey
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Richard from Aeon Archaeology completed a report for us on our land for construction of agricultural buildings. He was very professional and completed the task quickly and was very friendly. I would highly recommend him.
John Everall-Pettersen Agricultural buildings
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Richard and Josh were brilliant with our community archaeology project in October 2019. Very professional, great knowledge and expertise. Wonderful patience with site staff and volunteers learning as the project went on. Thanks again both!
Sarah Croft Community project
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Two thousand years under your site.

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